Isaiah 59:4

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 59:16 shows God's response to the lack of justice described in verse 4 — He sees no intercessor and acts Himself to bring salvation.

Isaiah 59:13 repeats the theme of uttering lies from the heart, directly continuing the same indictment.

In Isaiah 59:14, justice is turned back and truth stumbles—directly continuing the theme of failed justice and lies here.

Isaiah 30:12 condemns reliance on oppression and deceit — exactly the empty arguments and lies in Isaiah 59:4.

Isaiah 32:7 Parallel

Isaiah 32:7 describes scoundrels who make evil schemes and lies to destroy the poor — same pattern of injustice from falsehood.

In Isaiah 57:11, the people are false to God and do not remember Him—mirroring the lack of integrity and truthfulness here.

In Isaiah 47:10, Babylon trusts in its wickedness and self-deception—similar to relying on empty arguments and lies here.

James 1:15 Parallel

James 1:15 uses the same metaphor of conceiving and giving birth to sin, directly paralleling the imagery in Isaiah 59:4.

Micah 7:2-5 paints a similarly bleak picture: no upright person, pervasive deceit and bribery.

Micah 2:1 Parallel

Micah 2:1 describes plotting evil on beds and carrying it out, echoing the conceiving and birthing evil in Isaiah 59:4.

Ezekiel 22:29-31 echoes the same crisis: rampant injustice and no one to intervene, leading to divine judgment.

Jeremiah 7:8 directly calls out trusting in deceptive words that are worthless — exactly the empty arguments condemned.

Jeremiah 5:1 similarly searches for anyone who does justice and seeks truth — echoing the same accusation that no one calls for justice or pleads for truth.

Job 15:35 Parallel

Job 15:35 uses the exact phrase 'conceive trouble and give birth to evil,' a direct parallel to the imagery in Isaiah 59:4.

Proverbs 24:2 notes hearts plot violence and lips talk trouble — closely mirrors conceiving mischief and speaking lies.

Ephesians 4:25 commands putting away falsehood and speaking truth — the direct opposite of the lies and dishonest pleas here.

In Matthew 12:34, Jesus says evil hearts produce evil speech—explaining the source of the lies and empty arguments here.

Hosea 11:12 Parallel

In Hosea 11:12, Ephraim surrounds God with lies and deceit—directly matching the uttering of lies in this verse.

Psalm 7:14 Allusion

Psalm 7:14 uses the same image of conceiving and birthing evil — the wicked's inner thoughts produce destructive actions.

Psalm 10:7 Related theme

Psalm 10:7 describes a mouth full of lies and trouble — the same reliance on deceitful speech as in Isaiah.

Psalm 50:19 Parallel

Psalm 50:19 explicitly links the tongue to deceit — directly parallels the 'empty words and lies' of Isaiah's opponents.

Psalm 58:2 Parallel

Psalm 58:2 says they devise injustice in their hearts — matching Isaiah's 'conceive mischief' and perversion of justice.

Proverbs 30:8 prays for removal of falsehood and lies — a contrasting desire for integrity versus the deceit in Isaiah.

In Ezekiel 11:2, men plan iniquity and give wicked counsel—paralleling the conceiving of trouble and evil here.

Acts 5:4 Parallel

In Acts 5:3, Ananias lies to the Holy Spirit—a specific instance of the lying condemned here.

Jeremiah 5:5 shows even the leaders are corrupt — reinforcing the universal failure in Isaiah 59:4.

Jeremiah 7:4 warns against trusting deceptive words — the same kind of empty arguments in Isaiah 59:4.

Psalm 62:4 Parallel

Psalm 62:4 also describes people delighting in lies and hypocrisy, paralleling the deceitful speech in Isaiah 59:4.

Exodus 18:21 instructs selecting judges who hate dishonest gain — the opposite of the lying and injustice in Isaiah 59:4.

Psalm 4:2 Related theme

Psalm 4:2 asks why people love delusions and worthless things, similar to relying on empty arguments in Isaiah 59:4.

Nehemiah 6:8 Related theme

Nehemiah 6:8 involves Nehemiah refuting false accusations, reflecting the same deceitful lying condemned in Isaiah 59:4.

Proverbs 4:16 Related theme

Proverbs 4:16 describes the restless drive to do evil, similar to the active conceiving of trouble in Isaiah 59:4.